The Left Lane
Get surf on the sand
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— Katherine Nichols, Advertiser staff writer
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The Mrs. America pageant will play host to a fashion preview and luncheon fund-raiser, to benefit the Aloha Festivals, Sunday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom. See the 51 candidates (every state plus the District of Columbia will be represented) in their state costumes and evening-gown selections. Kanekapolei Sydney Fasi (pictured) is Mrs. Hawai'i.
Entertainment will be provided by Tihati Productions. Boutiques will open at 9 a.m., with the fashion preview and luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $40. For reservations, call 589-1771.
— Paula Rath, Advertiser staff writer
Month of Mondays
Brace yourself. September rolled in, and it may be the most stressful month of the year. Unlike December's holiday blues, this is a month with all the pressure but none of the presents. It is the evil twin of spring fever.
Signs of September's stress:
- For workers. The boss is full of ideas for you to do. The budgetary year is closing for many companies and the federal government as well, a relentless march to the fiscal year's finale.
- For business travelers. Hang a calendar and start filling in the dates. "Associations tend to hold meetings all year round, but businesses crank up in the fall," says Julie Barker, editor of Successful Meetings magazine.
- For investors. Run for cover. Finance experts have long known that Mondays and cloudy days drizzle on the stock market. September, says Gibbons Burke, editor of markethistory.com, "is like a month of Mondays."
- For families. Changes abound. School kicks off. Car pools, an odious necessity of suburban parenthood, must be rejiggered.
— USA Today
